Some time ago, I worked as a teaching assistant in a college. That college had an online form for collecting student feedback. After the end of the year, they sent me an official letter with my final "teaching grade" and the verbal feedback, both of which are very good. Now, I am near the end of my Ph.D. and I am working on my CV. Should I include this feedback? I thought of including it in the end, after the "recommendations" section, since these are officially-documented recommendations from past students. Is this a good idea?
asked Aug 17, 2016 at 12:44 Erel Segal-Halevi Erel Segal-Halevi 17.1k 14 14 gold badges 68 68 silver badges 115 115 bronze badgesIf you are applying for a job where teaching experience is relevant (e.g., post-doc, assistant professor), you might include it in your CV.
Instead of putting it in the recommendation section, I would put it in the professional experience (or similar section). Something like: "Responsible for teaching instruction XYZ in semester ABC, student feedback: very good".
answered Aug 17, 2016 at 13:08 Danny Ruijters Danny Ruijters 8,192 2 2 gold badges 26 26 silver badges 42 42 bronze badgesAnd then explain it further on the teaching statement, which is something nearly every academic position asks for.
Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 13:28If the report you got is a bit elaborate think you can mention it in achievement or awards srction of cv.other wise put it in your experience section along with feedback received
Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 16:05I'm sure conventions vary, but I know at my university in Australia, when going for promotion, it is important to show a contribution to teaching. However, they specifically suggest avoiding listing individual student comments. The argument is that any academic can find at least a few students who have said something nice about them at some point.
So in summary, I think that official student rated quality of teaching scores are useful, particularly if the scoring is understood by the people reading your CV. My main point would be that selectively taking individual comments is probably not that helpful.
Better means of demonstrating an achievements in teaching include: initiatives in developing content, quality of teaching scores, teaching responsibilities, teaching awards, etc.
answered Aug 18, 2016 at 3:38 Jeromy Anglim Jeromy Anglim 20.4k 9 9 gold badges 73 73 silver badges 111 111 bronze badgesThe "student comments" page in my case is formal and includes all comments made by participating students (not only the ones I selected).
Commented Aug 18, 2016 at 9:40It is becoming more and more normal to include a so-called 'pedagogical portfolio' along with your scientific CV. This is due to the fact that many positions actually require a substantial amount of teaching, and one has (chokingly, I know!) found out that experienced teachers are often better teachers.
A ped. portfolio would include:
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